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Supply Chain Performance Declined In the Last Decade. The Question is Why?

Supply Chain Shaman

Yes, companies held more inventory (measured in days of inventory) in 2019 than at the start of the 2007 recession. Commercial and operating teams in manufacturing organizations greater than 5B$ in annual revenue were more aligned in 2007, at the beginning of the recession, than in 2020, the start of the pandemic. Alignment Barriers.

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What is Supply Chain Visibility and Why Isn’t It Enough?

Logistics Viewpoints

In a survey of 150 global manufacturing executives, 47% committed to improving supply chain visibility and tracking. According to the Global Supply Chain Disruption and Future Strategies Survey Report, this goal was the top-ranked planned tool investment.

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Want to hire the next generation? It’s time for a software update.

Kinaxis

Gen Z is the first generation of true digital natives — the iPhone was released in 2007 when the oldest were 10 years old. In Cecere’s surveys of supply chain professionals, she finds that supply chain planners from all backgrounds are ready for software that’s modern, easy-to-use and capable of performing complex analysis without Excel.

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Have You Given Your Planner Love Today?

Supply Chain Shaman

Each year, when we complete our annual talent survey, we note greater and greater dissatisfaction within the role of supply chain planners. It took six months for supply chain executives to sense the market downturn of 2007 and make adjustments to their supply chain. That to do? Background. 1) Market-Driven Processes. Business cycles.

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How We Stubbed Our Toe in The Evolution of S&OP

Supply Chain Shaman

Industries carried on average 32 days more inventory in 2020 than in 2007. (I Why do we have 32 days more inventory by company in 2020 than in 2007? To make the point, let me share data on alignment taken from similar surveys from 2013 and 2020. I give you this evidence in this blog.). Mistake #5.

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Will inflation rage the longest in the UK?

Taulia

We surveyed 550 senior stakeholders at companies with revenues of more than $750 million USD across the USA, UK, Germany, and Singapore. However, since we conducted our survey in November, the situation has developed, and there are green shoots that could serve as the basis for some optimism.

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Ooh, Scary Stuff, Kids. Tales from the Supply Chain Crypt.

Kinaxis

In fact, National Retail Federation’s annual survey estimates that enthusiastic celebrators will spend an estimated 8.4 billion on Halloween – an all-time high in the survey’s 11-year history. By 2007, after various delays and issues – Walmart changed its RFID strategy. In fact, I should include a PG-13 rating on it.